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4. Studentification and Its Interplay on Urban Form and Urban Policy: Reflection from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Authors : Abraham R. Matamanda, Tiisetso Dube, Maléne Campbell

Published in: Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The chapter contributes to the ongoing debates concerning studentification as an emerging urban policy agenda in university cities. On-campus accommodation shortages compel students to find accommodation in the private sector. This chapter explores the opportunities and constraints of off-campus student housing and its influence on the spatial form of urban areas and ultimately urban policy. Adopting a qualitative research approach with Bulawayo as a case study, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis informed the collection of data that was inductively analysed through thematic analysis and content analysis. It emerged that studentification is an emerging trend in urban Zimbabwe and is associated with various challenges and opportunities. However, the existing urban policy framework for Bulawayo does not integrate studentification in the urban fabric. The spatial configuration of the city of Bulawayo is therefore compromised due to increasing communal housing amid detached housing, increased rentals and commercialisation of residential properties. Therefore, this chapter provides an insight into this emerging phenomenon of studentification and how it can be used for urban policy reform and decision-making for the development of sustainable urban forms.

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Title: Studentification and Its Interplay on Urban Form and Urban Policy: Reflection from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Authors: Abraham R. Matamanda
Tiisetso Dube
Maléne Campbell
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-71538-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-71539-7

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71539-7_4

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